Two Questions: Mff Mixed By Hand And Where To Buy Glycerin?

After reading the updated Michele Foster fondant recipe, I've decided to try and make it (have only made MMF so far), but I don't have a dough hook for my mixer. Does it still work well to mix her fondant by hand?

Also, where can I buy glycerin, besides the tiny Wilton bottles at Michael's?

I researched glycerine online to be absolutely sure, and anything available to the general public is the same across the board, no matter what you use it for. I guess there is another kind, but you have to have a license to buy it. I get glycerin at wal mart! It's like 4 bucks for 8 ounces. It's on the aisle that has the neosporin. I mix Michele Foster fondant by hand all the time. I have a dough hook but I'm too lazy to use it. I mix it in a huge stainless steel bowl, then knead in whatever more sugar I need. It's really not that hard to do. HTH

After reading the updated Michele Foster fondant recipe, I've decided to try and make it (have only made MMF so far), but I don't have a dough hook for my mixer. Does it still work well to mix her fondant by hand?

Also, where can I buy glycerin, besides the tiny Wilton bottles at Michael's?